Church of Scotland; Knox, John, approximately 1514-1572; Reformation -- Scotland; Theology -- Early works to 1800
ANSURE.--Youre Lordschippis gud will is ever maid manifest to me in
all your Articles, that wald not hear, see, or knaw my displeasur,
for the quhilkis I am bound to rander your Lordschip thankis, and
shall do the samyn assuredly. But as for wavering in my faith, God
forbyd that I should sa do; for I beleve in God the Father,
Almyghtie maikar of heavin and earth, and in Jesus Christ his onlie
Sone our Salveour. My Lord, I vary not in my faith; bot I praise
God that of his goodnes now in my latter dayis hes of his infinit
mercy oppynned his bosome of grace to me, to acknawledge him the
Eternall Wisedome, his Sone Jesus Christ, my omnisufficient
satisfactioun to refuise all maner of idolatrie, superstitioun, and
ignorance, whairwyth I haif bein blynded in tymes bygane, and now
belevis that God wilbe mercyfull to me, for now he hes declared his
blessed will clearlie to me, befoir my departing of this
transitorie lyiff.
6. The Sext Article declaired that thare ar delationis of syndrie
pointis of heresye upoun that man, called Dowglas or Grant, whilk
lyes to your charge and conscience to putt remeady to, or ellis
that all the pestilentiouse doctrin he sawis, and all whome he
corruptes with his seid, wilbe requyred at your handis, and all
whome he drawes fra your Christiane faith; and yf ye should thole
him, that ye wilbe accused for all thame whome he infectes with
heresey; and tharefoir to regard your Lordschippis honour and
conscience heirintill.
ANSURE.--What is his surname I knaw nott, but he calles him self
Dowglas;[720] for I know nother his father nor his mother. I have
heard him teache na Articles of heresye; bot that quhilk aggreis
with Goddis word; for I wold manteane na man in heresey or errour.
Your Lordschip regardis your conscience in the punishement thairof.
I pray God that ye sua do, and examyn weall your conscience. He
preaches aganis idolatrie: I remit to your Lordschippis conscience
yf it be heresye or not. He preaches aganis adulterie and
fornicatioun: I referr that to your Lordschippis conscience. He
preaches aganis hypocrisye: I referr that to your Lordschippis
conscience. He preaches aganis all maner of abuses and corruptioun
of Christes synceir religioun: I refer that to your Lordschippis
conscience. My Lord, I exhorte yow, in Christis name, to wey all
thir effaris in your conscience,[721] and considder yf it be your
dewitie also, not only to thole this, but in lyk maner to do the
same. This is all, my Lord, that I varye in my aige, and na uther
thing, but that I knew nott befoir these offenses to be abhominable
to God, and now knowing his will be manifestatioun of his word,
abhorres thame.
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